Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young added to UFC 138 in England

A featherweight bout between Michihiro Omigawa (12-10-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC) and British fighter Jason Young (8-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been added to UFC 138.

Officials today announced the fight.

UFC 138 takes place Nov. 5 at the 16,000-seat LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.

The night’s main card airs on Spike TV (via same-day delay), though Omigawa vs. Young is expected to be part of the preliminary card.

Omigawa takes a fifth shot at a first UFC win. After going 0-2 in his first stint back in 2008, he resurrected his career in Japan, where he posted an 8-1 run with World Victory Road and DREAM. That earned him a ticket back to the UFC, though he’s since suffered decision losses to Chad Mendes and Darren Elkins. However, the unanimous-decision loss to Elkins at UFC 131 was so controversial that UFC president Dana White criticized the judging and awarded Omigawa his win bonus anyway.

Young, who competed throughout England before signing with the UFC earlier this year, won four of five fights before his UFC 131 bout with Dustin Poirier. However, Young suffered a unanimous-decision loss in that octagon debut and now likely fights for his future in the organization.

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